Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ473818
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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Early Mathematics Performance and Achievement: Results of a Study within a Large Suburban School System.
Gross, Susan
Journal of Negro Education, v62 n3 p269-87 Sum 1993
Studies racial and ethnic differences in mathematics achievement for elementary school students in a large suburban school system in the Washington (DC) metropolitan area. Results with more than 5,000 students show minority students performing at a lower level than majority students. Issues of teacher attitudes, teaching methods, and the role of constructivism are explored. (SLD)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Asian American Students, Black Students, Constructivism (Learning), Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Ethnic Groups, High Risk Students, Hispanic American Students, Mathematics Achievement, Minority Group Children, Racial Differences, School Districts, Suburban Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, White Students
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: District of Columbia
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